Capital Markets Union: Commission proposes simpler rules to make settlement in EU financial markets safer and more efficient
By: EBR | Thursday, March 17, 2022
The European Commission has proposed changes to the Central Securities Depositories Regulation to enhance the efficiency of the EU’s settlement markets, while safeguarding financial stability. Today’s proposal is a key component of the 2020 Capital Markets Union Action Plan
Companies to be more accountable for their social and environmental impact
By: EBR | Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Large companies will soon need to publicly disclose detailed information on the way they operate and manage social and environmental risks
ECB puts Russians in EU, even residents, under scanner
By: EBR | Wednesday, March 16, 2022
European Union regulators have told some banks to scrutinise transactions by all Russian and Belarusian clients, including EU residents, to ensure that they are not used to circumvent Western sanctions against Moscow
EU summit draft backs urgent refilling of gas stores for next winter
By: EBR | Wednesday, March 16, 2022
European Union countries should immediately start refilling their gas stores to prepare for next winter and provide a buffer against supply shocks
The War in Ukraine Could Change Poland
By: EBR | Wednesday, March 16, 2022
To fully restore its image in the EU, Warsaw must show it respects the values Ukraine is fighting for
Cryptocurrencies in the EU: new rules to boost benefits and curb threats
By: EBR | Tuesday, March 15, 2022
MEPs agreed on draft rules on supervision, consumer protection and environmental sustainability of crypto-assets, including cryptocurrencies such as bitcoins
International public procurement instrument: New tool to support EU firms
By: EBR | Tuesday, March 15, 2022
The EU will have more leverage to push for the opening up of global procurement markets following an informal deal on the shape of the new tool on Monday evening
Widespread support in EU Parliament for 45% renewable energy target
By: EBR | Tuesday, March 15, 2022
In reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, there is growing support across the European Parliament to increase the EU’s 2030 renewable energy target and break away from Russian fossil fuels, lawmakers from across the political spectrum told EURACTIV
EU’s beleaguered nuclear industry eyes a comeback
By: EBR | Monday, March 14, 2022
With ambitious decarbonisation targets and an ongoing energy price crisis, the EU is reconsidering the role of nuclear in its energy mix. But any nuclear renaissance will depend on state support and an evolving political landscape
MEPs call for more protection for workers
By: EBR | Friday, March 11, 2022
Parliament gave a green light for a new EU strategic framework on health and safety at work, that includes better protection of workers from exposure to harmful substances, stress at work and repetitive motion injuries
Three new committees on Pegasus spyware, foreign interference and COVID-19
By: EBR | Friday, March 11, 2022
Parliament has set up three new committees to look into the use of spyware by EU governments, malicious foreign interference, and lessons from the pandemic
Ukrainian cyber-activism could backfire, expert warns
By: EBR | Friday, March 11, 2022
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought an unprecedented level of cyberactivism, though attacks seem to contribute little to strategic objectives and could even have negative effects
EU leaders seek escape route from Russian fossil fuels, weigh energy investment plan
By: EBR | Thursday, March 10, 2022
European Union leaders will tackle ways to wean themselves off Russian fossil fuels on Thursday (10 March) and debate how quickly to ditch their key supplier, with countries split over whether to sanction oil and gas imports as Moscow wages war in Ukraine
LEAK: The EU Commission’s data space for unleashing health data
By: EBR | Thursday, March 10, 2022
The European Commission is set to propose a new governance framework for health data with cross-border interoperability requirements and a pan-European infrastructure in the first sectorial legislation of this kind
Parliament adopts EU environmental objectives until 2030
By: EBR | Thursday, March 10, 2022
MEPs endorsed on Thursday the EU environment programme until 2030, which aims to accelerate the EU’s transition to a climate-neutral, clean, circular and wellbeing economy
The West has limited options
By: EBR | Thursday, March 10, 2022
There is a lot the West can do to make Russia’s President Vladimir Putin ‘pay a price’ for his Ukrainian war. But these options are limited by the extent of the cost the West is ultimately willing to bear
Commission supports 225 reform projects in Member States to improve their resilience, create jobs and growth
By: EBR | Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Today, the Commission approved 225 projects under the Technical Support Instrument (TSI), to support Member States
The EU must pull out all stops to save energy
By: EBR | Wednesday, March 9, 2022
The EU must initiate a comprehensive energy-saving programme as the most effective short-term instrument to provide relief from the energy crisis
10 measures the EU should adopt to reduce Russian gas dependency
By: EBR | Friday, March 4, 2022
The International Energy Agency has presented the EU with 10 measures to reduce its dependence on Russian natural gas within a year, without it having to abandon its environmental objectives set out in the Green Deal
EU steps up workers’ protection against carcinogenic substances
By: EBR | Friday, March 4, 2022
On Thursday (3 March) the Council gave the final green light to an update on the EU rules on reducing workers’ exposure to carcinogens, mutagens, or reprotoxic substances, addressing the first cause of work-related deaths in Europe
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